January 12

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Greetings from my training day.  I hope that you are able to follow all directions today and listen to the substitute.  We will be talking this week about California and doing some brief geography activities.  Make sure you follow the PPT and activities closely to ensure that you meet all requirements while I am away.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Agenda:

1. Warm-Up #4
1. Prompt: California
2. What do you think about when you think of California?  (places, people, activities, environment, etc.)
2. Intro: California Unit
1. Read through the PPT
3. Start: California Regions Activity
1. California Regions Reading
1. Read the document liked above and answer the questions on the document below
1. California Regions Annotations 
2. Submit to Google Classroom when finished
2. California Regions Map
1. This is a physical document that should be handed out in class.  I will be collecting this on Thursday!
4. Closure #2
1. Prompt: Information Learned
2. What did you learn about California regions?

Homework:

1. NONE

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  Make sure that you get as much done in class today as possible.  You are not guaranteed to get more time for this assignment later.  On Thursday we will be continuing to talk about California regions and doing a short in class project regarding the "treasures" of California.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

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